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Is Joe Rogan really about Covid misinformation? Or is it about power?

Posted on 1/31/22 at 11:53 am
Posted by L1C4
The Ville
Member since Aug 2017
13243 posts
Posted on 1/31/22 at 11:53 am
Are they afraid that he has too many listeners?

They tried to take Rush off the air for years. This was before Covid was ever here.

Same thing with Tucker and Hannity.

They don't want them to get too much influence.
Posted by musick
the internet
Member since Dec 2008
26125 posts
Posted on 1/31/22 at 11:55 am to
Tucker, Hannity, Limbaugh.

Picture those huge audiences all 3 had/have.

Then imagine Joe getting more than those numbers, and having no real affiliation.

Power is an issue.
This post was edited on 1/31/22 at 11:57 am
Posted by Rex Feral
Athens
Member since Jan 2014
11441 posts
Posted on 1/31/22 at 11:56 am to
Yeah, I’ll don’t get it. Other than him taking ivermectin and getting better, he really hasn’t pushed much from either side of the debate. My only thought is he’s being punished for not following the government’s desire to force everyone to get the vaccination when most people don’t need it.
This post was edited on 1/31/22 at 11:56 am
Posted by wutangfinancial
Treasure Valley
Member since Sep 2015
11194 posts
Posted on 1/31/22 at 11:56 am to
It's not what is said that matters. It is who says it that does.
Posted by SouthEasternKaiju
SouthEast... you figure it out
Member since Aug 2021
25363 posts
Posted on 1/31/22 at 11:56 am to
It’s power. It’s about controlling the narrative.
Posted by SECSolomonGrundy
Slaughter Swamp
Member since Jun 2012
15937 posts
Posted on 1/31/22 at 11:57 am to
He has more listeners than the MSM. That's why they want to stop him.
Posted by Bearcat90
The Land
Member since Nov 2021
2955 posts
Posted on 1/31/22 at 11:57 am to
Joe Rogan is a grifter. Dude spews leftist ideas all the time until he took a covid stance or two and now suddenly conservatives are all shook up.

Not me. Love seeing a lefty grifter being eaten by his own. Might change by mind if he stood his ground but he caved as usual. All about the dollars to The Joes.
Posted by WildTchoupitoulas
Member since Jan 2010
44071 posts
Posted on 1/31/22 at 11:58 am to
quote:

Is Joe Rogan really about Covid misinformation? Or is it about power?

Seriously?

Joe Rogan is a businessman. He is really about revenue, profit and personal wealth, as are most businessmen.

It's the third millennium since Jesus H. Christ, and you people still haven't figured out how people on TV/Internet are simply providing supply for a market demand.
This post was edited on 1/31/22 at 12:48 pm
Posted by the808bass
The Lou
Member since Oct 2012
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Posted on 1/31/22 at 11:58 am to
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too many listeners?


His reach is much greater than his listeners. Conversations he has probably end up reaching 100M within hours.
Posted by LSUconvert
Hattiesburg, MS
Member since Aug 2007
6229 posts
Posted on 1/31/22 at 12:00 pm to
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Other than him taking ivermectin and getting better, he really hasn’t pushed much from either side of the debate.


Opinion brought to you by someone who does not listen to the podcast.
Posted by squid_hunt
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2021
11272 posts
Posted on 1/31/22 at 12:00 pm to
This is about power through the COVID narrative. I think COVID was supposed to be the tool to lockdown the entire west and a guy like Joe Rogan who amplifies a counter narrative is going to scuttle everything. Plus, he's edgy and in your face, which means he's talking to a younger crowd than Hannity, Rush, Tucker, etc. What he brings to the table is an entire generation of libertarians. That's going to be really bad for the tyrants trying to take us over to line their own pockets in the next ten years.
Posted by the808bass
The Lou
Member since Oct 2012
111608 posts
Posted on 1/31/22 at 12:00 pm to
You listen?
Posted by Lawyered
The Sip
Member since Oct 2016
29480 posts
Posted on 1/31/22 at 12:02 pm to
Why can’t people just leave everyone the frick alone?

Don’t like it, don’t listen.

It’s pretty simple . We don’t need disclaimers or stupid shite

Posted by loogaroo
Welsh
Member since Dec 2005
31021 posts
Posted on 1/31/22 at 12:05 pm to
They are trying to silence all opposition.

They said it was their plan. I’ll try to find it…someone with the DNC put it in writing that it was their plan.
Posted by SECSolomonGrundy
Slaughter Swamp
Member since Jun 2012
15937 posts
Posted on 1/31/22 at 12:07 pm to
quote:

Joe Rogan is a grifter. Dude spews leftist ideas all the time until he took a covid stance or two and now suddenly conservatives are all shook up.

Not me. Love seeing a lefty grifter being eaten by his own. Might change by mind if he stood his ground but he caved as usual. All about the dollars to The Joes



You are like a fan who doesn't watch the games but then tries to play Monday Morning Quarterback.
Posted by wutangfinancial
Treasure Valley
Member since Sep 2015
11194 posts
Posted on 1/31/22 at 12:07 pm to
Because there are complete fig cowards running the corporations that are caving to the demands of a few fringe freaks and fake social media fallout. These issues aren't real and we have people spinning like tops to fix it. It's insanity.
Posted by NorfolkTiger
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2007
351 posts
Posted on 1/31/22 at 12:09 pm to
This obsession with Rogan is insane at this point. Everyone wants to put him in a political camp and the show is by in large not a political show. All Joe does is long form interviews with his comedy friends, mma friends and people he finds interesting.

It’s obvious he pissed off some powerful people with the vaccine talk and now they want him to either shut up or be de-platformed. To call him a grifter or an in your face shock jock is just ridiculous, and shows that most people on PT do not watch the podcast.
Posted by GeauxTigerTM
Member since Sep 2006
30596 posts
Posted on 1/31/22 at 12:10 pm to
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They don't want them to get too much influence.


They seem to be afraid of long form conversations. Rogan will go for 3 hours plus, and he'll ask anything...and often he's informed enough to ask something someone may not be fully prepared to answer. And if that happens, there's literally no where to hide for that long.

People from the right seem to either like this, or are not afraid of it. Peter McCullough LITERALLY was asked by Rogan if he'd be willing to debate someone from the other wide on his show, and he was eager to do so. Instead off debating a guy who, until 15 minutes ago was one of the most respected doctor's in his field in the world, they opposition has decided to throw dirt from a safe distance and try and remove the show.
Posted by squid_hunt
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2021
11272 posts
Posted on 1/31/22 at 12:13 pm to
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Not me. Love seeing a lefty grifter being eaten by his own. Might change by mind if he stood his ground but he caved as usual. All about the dollars to The Joes.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Even if he is grifting, he's helping better than the entire collection of conservative TD political posters. When he turns, we can call him on it, but if that's your belief, use him as long as he's helping our side.
Posted by Shepherd88
Member since Dec 2013
4592 posts
Posted on 1/31/22 at 12:18 pm to
That dude already got the influence. He has like 10x the reach that CNN does.
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